A kite, ill with repletion, lies on its back in a nest in the fork of a tree, while its mother with outspread wings stands above; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.

Illustration of the fable "The sick kite and its mother" by Aesop, translated and paraphrased by J. Ogilby

In the background on the left the kite is shown stealing the burnt offerings from an altar

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]

1 print : etching ; image 22.3 x 16.7 cm

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R. Pennington, A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of W. Hollar, Cambridge 1982, p. 54

Wellcome Collection 39662i